Northern California Osage

A small but interested group of us met on Saturday at the Pt. Richmond Community Center. (There were a few more attendees than shown in the picture.) Cora Jean Jech of Pawhuska, Oklahoma gave an impassioned talk about current events with the Mineral’s Council, the Congress, the Executive branch, and other items of interest which prompted some lively discussion.

Minutes from the first part of the meeting.

RE: Temporary Officers
The current temporary officers was approved by consensus. The topic will be revisited at the next meeting.

RE: Next meeting date / location
The Point Richmond Community Center was approved by consensus for the location of our next meeting. The date was set for October 18th, from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm and also approved by consensus. (Pending availability)

RE: Mailout for next meeting
It was decided by consensus that the next mailout would be compiled by a team consisting of Liz, Chuck, Duane and Jim. Duane volunteered his copy machine to make the needed copies. Melani and Jim will work on the mailout and it may include a questionnaire to find out what members would like to see at future meetings (traditional arts, language, music, I’lonska information, political speakers etc. and topics)

RE: Dues
Cora Jean stated that $25 may be too small for people and in the future we could ask for more $30-50 even. No decision was made, it was merely brought forward.

We welcome Cora Jean Jech from Pawhuska and look forward to any news and information she can provide about current affairs in Oklahoma. Cora Jean is the Vice Chairman for the Osage Shareholders Association.

If you are planning to attend, please bring something to donate to the raffle!

Saturday, July 26
11:30 - 4:30
Pt. Richmond Community Center
139 Washington Street
Richmond, CA 94801

My sister Miya in Pawhuska sent this along. Thought there might be some interest in the event that anyone is down in the Santa Barbara area.

I am sending this info to you in California to let you know that Raymond Redcorn’s son is going to perform at UC Santa Barbara

MA.HIn PE.TSE KA.XA

May, 12 2008 at University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Cost : free

I don’t know the rest of the details, I got this information from his myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/settheprairieonfire

also

demockratees.com
He plays folk music that he has written, also he is very involved with NARF, the Native American Rights Foundation and speaks all over the U.S. Hope some of you can make it.

Elonska dates are set for

Grayhorse:  June 5, 6, 7 and 8
Hominy:  June 12, 13, 14 and 15
Pawhuska June 26, 27, 28 and 29

After many months of planning an Osage gathering, a group finally met at the California Indian Museum in Santa Rosa on September 8, 2007. It was an opportunity to get acquainted and begin to discuss future gatherings.

Minutes of 9/8/2007 Meeting of Northern California Osage:

Osages from both NCOA and Osage Friends met at the California Indian Museum and decided to form a new organization called Northern California Osages. Annual dues were set at $25.00 per family.

Chuck Maker was selected as the interim President and Karen Elliott as the interim Treasurer. Officers will be voted on at the next meeting, tentatively to be in July 2008.

Meeting locations were discussed and Barbara Kessel said that she possibly could find a free location for our next meeting. She expressed a desire to help plan our next meeting. The Marani family offered to help with the next meeting, including finding a location for the meeting. Their son, Jordan, will work on communication.

Melani King offered to be our webmaster and will set up a website for NCO with a blog for information and comments. Once the website is operative, she will send an email with a link to the website and solicit information for planning our next meeting.

Patty and Manda Mello will handle the drawing at the next meeting.

A suggestion was made that we look for a Pendelton blanket with the Osage symbol on it.
Fundraising: it was suggested that we have 50-50 drawing, with 50% of the money going to the winner and the remainder to NCO.

N.I.J.C. – California Indian Museum. Talk to Sherry if we decide we want to have a meeting there. She will be able to get a lower price than if we went directly

As a follow up on trying to get another meeting scheduled, Melani King, Jim Norris, Karen Elliot, and Chuck Maker met on April 17 to discuss possibilities. Stay tuned.